Saturday, September 24, 2011

Lovebirds and Handel

My friend Michael advises that his home is experiencing an infestation of lovebirds. I mean, like, love birds,, not hormone-soaked teenagers. He says they respond with great enthusiasm to Handel arias.

This sounds exactly right to me. I can think of no better accompaniment to some Handel arias than the cooing of a lovebird: